History

Today on Between the Covers, Suzanne LaGrande interviews science writer,
lecturer and author Thomas Hager, discussing his newly published book, Ten
Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Behind every landmark drug is a story. It coul...
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Our In Depth guest today is Debra Gwartney, author of the new memoir I Am a
Stranger Here Myself, from University of New Mexico Press.
Debra teaches in the writing program at Pacific University in Forest Grove,
and is the author of Live Through This: A Mother’s Memoir of Ru...
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(This episode would have aired Friday March 8th, 2019 but it was
International Women's Day and all programming that day was hosted by women.
The alternative air date for the March 8th show is Monday, March 18th, at
11:00 am Pacific. The Beloved Community will return to i...
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Eugene, Oregon-based anarchist writer John Zerzan has been writing
provocative essays and books challenging dominant narratives of "civilized"
thought, history, social organization and technology for over 30 years. Host
Paul Roland ran into him again this past Saturday a...
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Made in L.A., an Emmy Award-winning documentary film, will be shown on
Sunday, March 3rd at the Clinton Street Theater, 7-9:30 pm, as part of
Portland Democratic Socialists of America’s movie night series. Made in
L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity and th...
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Last week, we featured a special, shorter version of an interview with Duncan
Ryuken Williams, author of American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in
the Second World War in anticipation of his reading at Powell's. This week,
we bring you the full version of the inter...
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Joe Clement hosts this Presidents Day episode and we hear:
Bill Resnick and Mark Weisbrot talk about the coup in Venezuela
Joe and Frann Michel review the Broadway musical "Hamilton"
Jan Haaken talks with Mara Zusman about race and families
For the whole show, use the ...
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Jan Haaken talks with Mara Zusman about her work in SURJ (Showing Up for
Racial Justice), specifically in the Family Action Group. They talk about how
SURJ has tried to organize white allies against racism and white supremacy.
They also talk about a workshop that she is fac...
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Joe Clement and Frann Michel review the 2015 Broadway musical, Hamilton. One
of the most popular cultural phenomena of the last few years, they
interrogate its universal praise. They consider the problems with its Great
Man of history take on American history, how Hamilton'...
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